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Tua Tagovailoa shares heartwarming facetime calls with friends and family on draft day

Although the circumstances were not ideal, the day a college football player hears his name called by NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell will forever be a day to remember.

For Tua Tagovailoa, it was the pay off to an accolade filled and injury riddled process that helped mold him into becoming to 5th overall pick in the draft to the Miami Dolphins.

Knowing how humble and caring Tagovailoa is, he tried to share the moment with as many people as he could.

In a video posted to his twitter and with the help of Verizon, Tagovailoa shared the facetime calls from his friends and family back in Hawaii, congratulating him on his special day.